11 imported Covid-19 cases in S'pore breakdown: 8 from Europe, 2 from US, 1 unknown

Covid-19 imported cases are coming into Singapore from Europe and United States.

Belmont Lay | March 16, 2020, 09:30 PM

Ever since Singapore imposed an entry ban starting on Feb. 2, 2020 on all visitors arriving from mainland China, a potential source of imported infections was cut off.

However, as the Covid-19 disease ravages other parts of the world as it spreads throughout Europe and the United States, Singapore is once again at risk of imported infections -- this time from the western part of the world.

And the worst fears have come to pass as the Ministry of Health announced 17 new cases of Covid-19 on March 16 -- the highest number of reported cases in a single day so far.

Out of these, 11 are imported cases, while four are linked to previous cases.

Two are unlinked cases.

Here is a table to sum up the imported cases and their likely origins:

Imported case Details Prior destination
Case 227 Singapore citizen,

Male, 53

France, March 7 to 12
Case 229 Singapore PR,

Female, 26

Spain, Feb. 14 to March 14
Case 230 Singapore citizen,

Female, 38

Eastern Europe, March 3 to 14
Case 231 Australian national,

Male, 78

United States, Feb. 23 to March 14
Case 232 Australian national,

Female, 65

United States, Feb. 23 to March 14
Case 233 British national,

Male, 61

United Kingdom, March 6 to 14
Case 238 Belgium national,

Female, 83

Prior destination not revealed
Case 239 British national,

Male, 28

France, March 7 to 14
Case 240 Singapore PR,

Male, 27

Spain, March 7 to 14
Case 241 British national,

Male, 28

France, March 7 to 14
Case 243 Singapore citizen,

Male, 36

Germany, Feb. 26 to 29

Italy, Feb. 29 to March 7

Switzerland March 7 to 14

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